by Wendy Cope
At lunchtime I bought a huge orange ---
The size of it made us all laugh.
I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave ---
They got quarters and I had a half.
And that orange, it made me so happy,
As ordinary things often do
Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park.
This is peace and contentment. It's new.
The rest of day was quite easy.
I did all my jobs on my list.
And enjoyed them and had some time over.
I love you. I'm glad I exist.
from Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies
Selected by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton
illustrations by James McMullan
Little, Brown & Company, 2009
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